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These are separate issues and need to be treated as such. These few extra children did not cause the funding shortfall. The fact of the matter is they add to the revenue stream. The negative on that is there is a year lag time.

People don't be fools, this is our best opportunity to get new schools. We could leverage our willingness to accept these children as a way to arm-twist state and federal officials in to funding new building new schools.

As I stated in my appearance before the NORTH SHORE LATINO BUSINESS ASSOCIATION with other school committee candidates concerning the upcoming BOND vote for a new MARSHALL, "We have a BILLION dollars in NEW construction on the short list for just replacement of schools. WE ARE NOT GOING TO BUILD OUR WAY OUT OF THIS PROBLEM. Do you want to pay taxes for that with a revolving series of BONDS? Not to mention the length of time it would take.".

Think of that little 12 year old Guatemalan that JEFF CROSBY talks about as a CASH COW.

What I think is hilarious in a HYPOCRITICAL sort of way is that some of those samepeople who were out front advocating for IMPROVED TRANSLATION services that COST LPS money have now jumped ship and our immigrant (who will BRING LPS money) bashing.

YES THEREIS AN OVERCROWDING PROBLEM IN LPS. But take away this last batch of kids, the problem remains.

Cut the rhetoric, get to work!